Birth Announcement Cross Stitch

the pattern had all of the characters and was a birth announcement in a square at the bottom
the website i found it on classicpooh.net but you have to have a login and password

I'd suggest you check Mary Maxim and Annie's Attic. Both have websites now, and both have a fine selection of this kind of pattern. Though they both have many similar items, they each also have some things that the other doesn't have.

2008-12-18 11:46:13 by Leslie D

I have a friend who wants me to make her a birth announcement from a pattern I have. The problem is that it is for a white baby and she wants the baby in the announcement to have a darker skin tone. I would rather have a pattern of some sort to do this than guess what would work. Any ideas? Thanks.

since you already Have the pattern, all you really need is to choose shades that are darker & complement each other. eg. if the present skin tones are in pinks/beige [i'm not very good at Naming colors ;-/] & there are 4 shades, then choose 4 shades of browns that will have the same degree of difference [between themselves] as the former.

Or, you could start with the 'darkest' of the 4 pinks - use this as the starting point or as the lightest shade of the new dark tones. then choose the rest of the 3 shades in darkening tones, following the same principle.

also, take the pattern And the cloth to the shop while buying the skeins. place the skeins on the cloth & it will help you decide whether the colors will go well with the cloth And the entire pattern.

i do this often since, even when i'm using a book pattern, i don't get the same brand as recommended. hence i have to improvise a lot. but it all comes together in the end.
don't be afraid to try out something new - you'll feel even More satisfied & happy with your work when it's finished :-))

hope this helps
all the very best & have fun :-))

ADDITION : if you have a photograph or picture of a dark baby, i can convert it into a cross-stitch pattern for you.

2009-07-12 16:58:22 by sajj1026